Posted by Joe on Monday, April 8, at 9:00 am
As discussed in previous updates, clouds and scattered sprinkles/light rain showers are moving through east-central Ohio this morning. These are associated with a warm front lifting through the region that will continue making its way north during the day. As the front clears north of the region, those areas of showers and clouds will slowly slide northeastward along the frontal boundary and exit by mid-morning.
Overnight model runs have continued to show improvement in both cloud cover and the types of clouds we might see this afternoon. Hi-res modeling of low-level opaque clouds has trended downward. Those hazy wispy upper-level clouds have trended slightly upward.
Viewing the eclipse this afternoon will not be optimal. There will be clouds to deal with. Overnight model runs have continued to show that the main type of clouds over our area will be high thin cirrus clouds. A smattering of lower-level cumulus is also likely at times. Whether clouds hamper visibility at your location at any given time this afternoon will simply depend on luck. However, viewing this afternoon won’t be completely ruined. Upper-level cirrus may filter sunlight at times. Breaks in those cumulus clouds will likely bring many decent viewing opportunities through the afternoon.
LOCAL WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
Rain is not likely in our area after mid-morning. A warm southerly flow behind this morning’s warm front will push afternoon temperatures into the mid to upper-60s during the 2 pm to 4 pm eclipse window. Temperatures will top out near 70° late this afternoon. Skies will continue to improve into this evening.
LOCAL ECLIPSE DETAILS
Remember this no location in the Tuscarawas Valley area will experience a total solar eclipse this afternoon. You will need to travel north or west in Ohio in order to see a total eclipse.
The farther north you are located, the more the moon will cover the sun but there will not be much of a difference anywhere in our area. Generally, if you are located in or near the Dover/New Philadelphia area, expect to see the sun cover at 99.2%. Maximum coverage occurs at 3:15 pm. in Dover/New Phila. The whole process will take a few hours. It begins around 1:58 pm when the moon moves into the southwest limb of the sun and ends when the moon exits the northeast limb of the sun.
REST OF THE WEEK
Thunderstorms will be possible on Tuesday afternoon and evening with a cold front. Severe storms are not expected. Rain amounts at this point look fairly limited with current projections running around a general 0.10″.
A strengthening low pressure system heads toward the Great Lakes region on Thursday. There remain differences in the timing and strength but there is some potential for severe storms with this system mainly during the afternoon and evening. Damaging wind is the primary threat now but we’ll zoom in on this in more detail as things come into better focus Tuesday and Wednesday.
Unless something changes this will be the last cloud cover update. Thanks for following along these last few days as I shared my thoughts. And thanks for relying on TUSCWeather for your local weather information resource.
